This contest is fueled by the following news: Diego Maradona, the former World Cup winning captain of the Argentine team, has had his stomach stapled. He wants to reduce his ballooning gut. Maradona, who is 44, had the surgery in Colombia. The head of the clinic said everything went well. The former 5 foot and 6 inch superstar weighed 267 pounds. He will spend three days at the clinic recovering. The former player ended his career in 1997. He has grown unrecognizable because of his girth in recent times. He spent time in a Cuban clinic fighting a cocaine addiction previously.